Alice Springs to Adelaide Overland

Days

7

Price from

£560GBP

Travel from ruggedly enchanting Alice Springs to Adelaide

Capture the ancient spirit of the outback on this 7-day adventure from Alice Springs to Adelaide. Take a tour around Uluru with an Aboriginal guide, discover the Lost City in the Kings Canyon, head underground in the ‘Opal Capital of the World’ to learn all about these precious stones, explore the historic township of Port Augusta, and travel the famous Oodnadatta Track, one of Australia's most famous outback roads. This is a journey through the heartland of Australia, rich in indigenous culture and enchanting natural beauty.

Alice Springs to Adelaide Overland

Travel from ruggedly enchanting Alice Springs to Adelaide

Capture the ancient spirit of the outback on this 7-day adventure from Alice Springs to Adelaide. Take a tour around Uluru with an Aboriginal guide, discover the Lost City in the Kings Canyon, head underground in the ‘Opal Capital of the World’ to learn all about these precious stones, explore the historic township of Port Augusta, and travel the famous Oodnadatta Track, one of Australia's most famous outback roads. This is a journey through the heartland of Australia, rich in indigenous culture and enchanting natural beauty.

Start

Alice Springs,
Australia

Finish

Adelaide,
Australia

Destination

Northern Territory,
Uluru,
Outback,
South Australia

Style

Basix

Theme

Explorer,
Indigenous Culture,
Overland

Code

PASAE7

Physical rating

Ages

Min
8

Group size

Min
1, Max
24

Why you'll love this trip

This trips provides you with the best guides in the business who know the Australian outback like the back of their hand

Wander through the iconic domes of Kata Tjuta, and gaze in awe at the sacred rock of Uluru

Dine under the stars and camp within privately owned sites on the red earth of the outback

Discover the spiritual importance of the outback landscape to local Aboriginal communities on guided nature walks

In the opal-mining outpost of Coober Pedy, scorching daytime temperatures have driven the town’s few residents to live in underground ‘dugouts’. Explore the opal mine, hang out with some rescued joeys and spend the night in a subterranean bunker

Is this trip right for you?

Temperatures in the Red Centre can be extreme. During the day the weather can be very hot (and the Australian sun is very strong) so please bring appropriate clothing, use sun protection and drink plenty of water. In the evenings temperatures really drop, so bring base layers and warm clothing.

This trip requires a moderate level of fitness as it involves a lot of walking, allowing you to really get among nature. Please bring sturdy, comfortable walking shoes and comfortable clothing.

On most days of the trip, you’ll spend several hours driving through very sparse areas of desert. Crank up the tunes and sit back to enjoy landscapes that you would miss in any other form of travel.

Camping out in the open may not appeal to some people, although a proper bed, linen and electricity are provided.

There is a night spent outside swag camping at WIlliam Creek. This is in swags under the stars - it's a bucket list camping spot so embrace the outback

Itinerary

Welcome to Alice Springs. Kick off your adventure with a visit to an authentic outback camel farm where you can choose to ride a camel (at your own expense). From here it’s off to Uluru (Ayers Rock) for lunch, before exploring the 36 rocky landforms of Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). In the evening, watch the sun set over Uluru with a glass of wine as a 1000 star dinner awaits you back at camp. With the red earth beneath your feet and the starry sky overhead, sit down to a candlelit spread of local food and wine.

Note: Total driving time today is around four and a half hours. Total walking time is approximately one hour.

Accommodation

Permanent tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Included Activities

Uluru & Kata Tjuta National Park Entrance

Meals Included

An early start this morning is rewarded with an Uluru sunrise. While the morning is fresh enjoy a walk around the base of the rock, gaining insights into the land and the local Aboriginal people on an interpretive cultural walk to the Mutijulu waterhole with an Aboriginal guide. Once you’ve had lunch, perhaps purchase some Indigenous art and craft at the Uluru Cultural Centre. Travel onto the exclusive campsite within Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon), where the group will eat and sleep for the night.

Note: Total driving time today is around three and a half hours. Total walking time is approximately two hours.

Accommodation

Permanent tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Included Activities

Uluru Cultural Centre

Maruku Arts interactive Indigenous experience

Meals Included

Put your hiking shoes on after breakfast and head out to explore the formations and towering rock faces of Kings Canyon. The sheer size of the canyon is breathtaking. Trek for 6 kilometres along the Rim Walk, which takes you through a natural amphitheatre, past the striped sandstone domes of the ‘lost city’ and into the green oasis of the Garden of Eden. Stop for lunch before making your way to a campsite on the homestead of Erldunda, where you’ll spend the night at the Desert Oaks campsite at Erldunda, where you can meet one of Australia most unique wildlife species, the Emu at the Erldunda emu farm.

Note: Total driving time today is around three hours. Total walking time is approximately two and half hours hour.

Accommodation

Permanent tented camp (with shared facilities) (1 night)

Included Activities

Kings Canyon Rim Walk

Erldunda Emu Farm

Meals Included

Depart early this morning and make your way to Coober Pedy, crossing the Northern Territory/South Australian border on the way (approximately five hours in total). Take a break to stretch your legs and enjoy lunch in the outback town of Marla. Coober Pedy is known as ‘The Opal Capital of the World’ and was one of the locations used to film the third Mad Max movie. Due to extremely hot temperatures in the area most of the town is constructed underground, with residents living in cave-like houses carved into the hillsides.

Upon arrival, take a guided tour of the town, underground opal mine and museum. End the day hanging out with some rescued joeys at Josephine’s Gallery and Kangaroo Orphanage. Tonight stay in a multi-share underground bunkhouse in Coober Pedy.

Note: Total driving time today is around four and a half hours. Total walking time is approximately half an hour.

Accommodation

Underground Multishare (1 night)

Included Activities

Josephine’s Gallery and Kangaroo Orphanage

Underground Mine & Opal Tour

Meals Included

Today after breakfast we will travel into areas seldom seen by most tourists as we leave the sealed roads of the Stuart Hwy behind us and travel on unsealed roads to one of the remotest towns in the world, William Creek. On the way we will travel through the largest Cattle Station in the world, Anna Creek. As we drive gaze out at the endless horizons as we pass by the lake with the longest name in the world, Lake Cadibarrawirracanna. Arriving into town we will set up camp and have dinner. After dinner lay down in your swag and fall asleep as you count the shooting stars.

Note: Total driving time today is around two hours. Total walking time is approximately half an hour.

Accommodation

Basic camping (with facilities) (1 night)

Meals Included

Today will be a long day of driving as we travel the famous Oodnadatta track to Quorn. Along the way we will visit Australia’s Largest lake, Lake Eyre. Visit the outback towns of Marree, Lyndhurst and Hawker. Stay tonight in private accommodation at the Mill Lodge, where you’ll also have dinner.

Note: Total driving time today is around six hours. Total walking time is approximately half an hour.

Accommodation

Multishare lodge (1 night)

Included Activities

Oodnadatta Track

Meals Included

In the morning, eat a big breakfast and hike up one of the many peaks in the Flinders Ranges. Make your way back to Adelaide through the rolling hills and vineyards of the Clare Valley, arriving in the early evening. As your journey comes to an end here, we will drop you at your Adelaide city accommodation.

Note: Total driving time today is around three and a half hours. Total walking time is approximately two hours.

Days

7

Price from

£560GBP

Travel from ruggedly enchanting Alice Springs to Adelaide

Capture the ancient spirit of the outback on this 7-day adventure from Alice Springs to Adelaide. Take a tour around Uluru with an Aboriginal guide, discover the Lost City in the Kings Canyon, head underground in the ‘Opal Capital of the World’ to learn all about these precious stones, explore the historic township of Port Augusta, and travel the famous Oodnadatta Track, one of Australia's most famous outback roads. This is a journey through the heartland of Australia, rich in indigenous culture and enchanting natural beauty.

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Important notes

1. Tour commences in Alice Springs at approximately 06:00am and finishes in Adelaide day 7 at approx 6pm
2. Onward Travel must be booked the following day
3. This trip requires a sleeping bag
4. You can also join this trip in Yulara on Day 1; please see tour code PASAE7Y.

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